Psychosis Australia Trust

The Psychosis Australia Trust is an initiative of the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia in association with the Australian Psychosis Research Network.

The mission of the Psychosis Australia Trust is to support organisational, investment, and policy capacity to carry out priority-driven research into schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder – with the aim of helping all those affected by these mental illnesses to live better lives now.

What is psychosis?

Psychosis is a condition where the functioning of a person's brain is severely disrupted, affecting that person's thoughts, perceptions, emotions and behaviour.

Like any other illness, psychosis is treatable and can happen to anyone. Psychotic symptoms can occur in an isolated episode or as part of an ongoing diagnosed illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression or schizoaffective disorder.